Godolphin Racing’s Alpha will miss the June 9 Belmont Stakes after developing a fever, trainer Kiaran McLaughlin said Thursday. “He spiked a temperature on Tuesday evening,” McLaughlin said. “103. He was fine by 11 p.m. that evening after treatment, fine yesterday, and he’s fine today, but it’s too high a temperature too close to the […]
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Less than 24 hours after winning the Metropolitan Mile at Belmont Park, Shackleford was miles away, at WinStar Farm in Kentucky. He’ll stay there for a bit for a little rest and relaxation, but trainer Dale Romans said he will be right back at it in his pursuit for an Eclipse Award. The next stop […]
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Shackleford, last year’s Preakness winner, held off Caleb’s Posse to win the thrilling 119th running of the Met Mile Monday. Here is the story from the NYRA press office: ELMONT – Shackleford proved impossible to catch on Monday at Belmont Park, setting the pace and resiliently holding off Caleb’s Posse’s patented stretch run to prevail […]
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The New York Racing Association announced today that, for the first time, there will be $10 grandstand general admission tickets available through Ticketmaster for the Belmont Stakes on June 9, when I’ll Have Another will try to become the 12th horse to win the Triple Crown. Fans can visit www.ticketmaster.com (tickets listed as “Belmont Stakes […]
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Well, you can’t fire the horse, right? Union Rags, who had two tough trips in his two biggest races of the year, will have a new jockey when he attempts to derail I’ll Have Another’s Triple Crown try in the Belmont Stakes on June 9. As expected, trainer Michael Matz has taken Julien Leparoux off […]
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BALTIMORE, Md. — Here are the odds for the 137th running of the Preakness Stakes as of noon on Saturday. Bodemeister, the 8-5 morning line favorite, still continues as the choice, now at 2-1. Kentucky Derby winner I’ll Have Another is the 3-1 second choice. The first set of odds are the morning, line, followed […]
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BALTIMORE, Md. –After his fifth place finish in the Kentucky Derby, Creative Cause went back to California with his trainer, Mike Harrington. Then, on Wednesday, he flew back across the country, ready to take on the best 3-year-olds in the country again in Saturday’s Preakness Stakes. “I thought my horse would be happier at home, […]
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BALTIMORE, Md. — First, Kent Desormeaux lost his Preakness mount. Now, he might be sitting out the Belmont Stakes, too. Trainer Dale Romans said Saturday morning that there is no guarantee that Desormeaux will ride Dullahan, the third-place finisher in the Kentucky Derby, in next month’s Belmont Stakes.
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